Kim Akerman (20 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. National Gallery of Victoria 1993 4to. 312 pages. light rubbing and soiling to wraps. binding tight.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993. Softcover, 132 pp. With its focus on the aboriginal people of the Kimberley rgeion of Nortwest Australia. Fine condition. Fine condition. ** Heavy or oversize Item. An extra shipping charge may apply.**.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him.Having spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours, Nangan believed that he could, through his art; present his world to a wider audience. With pencil, paint and pocket knife Nangan deftly depicted the artefacts, legends and history of his country.The legends that Nangan relates and illustrates provide a traditional explanation on how his world came to be. Nangan also records the often-brutal history of the frontier experience and the clash of cultures as Europeans began to encroach on Aboriginal lands.Possibly one of the most prolific of Australia's Indigenous artists Nangan left a record unparalled of a world at the cusp - a world that would soon fade and vanish as time moved on Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 16pp. (un-numbered). c.21.5 x 25cm (landscape). Colour photographic illustrations throughout. Soft covers. A good clean copy. Catalogue of a touring exhibition. [96g].

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Exhibition catalogue. Colour plates throughout, small spot stain inside front cover. 64 pp. 29 x 21 cm.

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Location maps of aboriginal languages of the Kimberley back of title page. Colour plates and B&W photographs throughout. 28 cm x 24 cm. 132 pp.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him.Having spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours, Nangan believed that he could, through his art; present his world to a wider audience. With pencil, paint and pocket knife Nangan deftly depicted the artefacts, legends and history of his country.The legends that Nangan relates and illustrates provide a traditional explanation on how his world came to be. Nangan also records the often-brutal history of the frontier experience and the clash of cultures as Europeans began to encroach on Aboriginal lands.Possibly one of the most prolific of Australia's Indigenous artists Nangan left a record unparalled of a world at the cusp - a world that would soon fade and vanish as time moved on Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Near Fine Pp 132 Illustrated Throughout Rip Kim.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him.Having spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours, Nangan believed that he could, through his art; present his world to a wider audience. With pencil, paint and pocket knife Nangan deftly depicted the artefacts, legends and history of his country.The legends that Nangan relates and illustrates provide a traditional explanation on how his world came to be. Nangan also records the often-brutal history of the frontier experience and the clash of cultures as Europeans began to encroach on Aboriginal lands.Possibly one of the most prolific of Australia's Indigenous artists Nangan left a record unparalled of a world at the cusp - a world that would soon fade and vanish as time moved on Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. covers a little grubby some tiny black dots to end papers . text block is clear.

French flaps. 1st Edition. Quarto, stiff pictorial wraps with French flaps, colour illus, b&w illus, unpag. (pp 86). Copiously illustrated with examples of Flash Jack's work. Fine condition. In the first half of the 20th century Flash Jack was a well-known and respected artist who primarily catered for the crews and passengers of steam ships that serviced the coastal towns of Western Australia and sailed north to Singapore. Working on paper, boab nuts and small pearl shells, Jack created images of Aboriginal life in the Kimberley. Sadly, by the 1970s his name had disappeared from the story of Kimberley indigenous art history. In The Forgotten Art of 'Flash Jack' Barrymore, Kim Akerman with Bruno Jordanoff examine Jack's life and art, bringing together nearly a hundred works of art which had, until recently, been forgotten and place this extraordinary man as a crusader for Aboriginal contemporary art in the Kimberley.…

1st edition stiff wrappers As New quarto 132pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, chronology, bibliog..

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

stiff wraps. 1st Edition. Oblong 4to, stiff illustrated wraps, colour and b&w illus (including many full-page colour plates, map, references, list of artworks, illus endpapers, pp 216. Near fine condition. A lavishly illustrated study of the life of Joseph Nangan (?Butcher? Joe) (1900?-1989), Aboriginal lawman and artist, born in Yawuru country at Kanen (Fishermens Bend), near Broome. Nangan spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours. Nangan believed that he could, through his art; present his world to a wider audience: he deftly depicted the artefacts, legends and history of his country. The legends that Nangan relates and illustrates provide a traditional explanation on how his world came to be. Nangan also records the often-brutal history of the frontier experience and the clash of cultures as Europeans began to encroach on Aboriginal lands. Possibly one of the most prolific of Australia's Indigenous artists Nangan left a record unparalleled of a world at the cusp. …

1st edition softback with french flaps As New quarto 132pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, chronology, bibliog., Exhibition catalogue.

stiff wraps. 1st Edition. Oblong 4to, stiff illustrated wraps, colour and b&w illus, including many full-page colour plates, map, references, list of artworks, illus endpapers, pp 216. Near fine condition. Presentation copy to Elizabeth Durack's daughter. Signed by the author. A lavishly illustrated study of the life of Joseph Nangan (?Butcher? Joe) (1900?-1989), Aboriginal lawman and artist, born in Yawuru country at Kanen (Fishermens Bend), near Broome. Nangan spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours. Nangan believed that he could, through his art; present his world to a wider audience: he deftly depicted the artefacts, legends and history of his country. The legends that Nangan relates and illustrates provide a traditional explanation on how his world came to be. Nangan also records the often-brutal history of the frontier experience and the clash of cultures as Europeans began to encroach on Aboriginal lands. Possibly one of the most prolific of Australia's Indigenous artists Nangan left a record unparalleled of a world at the cusp.…

Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 1993. 28x23 cm. VIII+132 p. Rústica, solapas. Ilustr. color y b/n. Texto a dos columnas. Muy buen estado. Primera edición. (Ref. PS.405-D).

stiff wraps. 1st Edition. Quarto, pictorial stiff wraps with folding flaps, colour plates, b&w plates, figures, map, references, pp xiii, 179. Newspaper clipping inserted. Previous owner's label title page, othewise clean. Near-fine condition. Uncommon. A copiously illustrated study of the Wanjina (or Wandjina) beings and the mythology surrounding them in the Aboriginal peoples of the area. The author is an anthropologist, curator and consultant.…

Stiff Wraps. 1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, stiff pictorial wraps, colour illus, b&w illus, maps, pp 73. Near fine condition. Alternative title: "Riji and jakoli". Exceptionally rare. Richly illustrated monograph, including 50 colour plates showing pearl-shell art and cultural artefacts. Detailed study of the uses of pearl shell in Aboriginal culture: sources of shell, material types, manufacturing and engraving tools and techniques; function - personal adornment, magic and sorcery, ritual; use in exchange - distribution modes and exchange routes; description and meaning of motifs - geometric (meander, zigzag, interlocking key) and figurative (traditional and nontraditional); historical developments in the 20th century; utensils - shell; portable art; arts - change; arts - crafts; arts - techniques; ornaments; ritual objects - other; trade and gift exchange. Records that Freycinet in 1818 at Shark Bay, Western Australia, noted "an old man painted with stripes of various colours and distinguished from the rest by a shell hanging from his girdle".…